X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE IN THE TITLE BUT IT ABSOLUTELY SUCKS!

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Posted by Matt Holmes. Last modified on April 16th, 2008 at 11:47pm

X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE IN THE TITLE BUT IT ABSOLUTELY SUCKS!

After a decade of great seasons from one of the 90’s absolute best t.v. shows and one feature length movie to boot - just who is left in the world that doesn’t believe in this X-Files franchise?

If 20th Century Fox don’t believe in it. If director Chris Carter doesn’t believe. If Mulder and Scully don’t - then why has this movie been made? In fact, that’s a question I’ve held for a long time now.

The news has come from The Associated Press that the new X-Files movie due out in the Summer will be titled The X-Files: I Want to Believe.

“It’s a natural title,” Carter said. “It’s a story that involves the difficulties in mediating faith and science. ‘I Want to Believe.’ It really does suggest Mulder’s struggle with his faith.”

Apparently Chris Carter has held the title in mind since day one but didn’t get the greenlight from Fox to go with it until recently. It’s said the studio wasn’t sure whether the title would be marketable and I tend to agree with them. If anything, this title is more a determent to the movie than simply calling it “2″.

When will movie studio’s learn that titles that come after a : grow old very, very quickly.

Sometimes, simply calling a movie “2″ is just good enough. This is a horrible title.

Categories: Chris-Carter, Movie News, The-X-Files-2

10 Comments »

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…I want to believe…..that this movie won’t suck. But who knows Chris, there isn’t much mediating science and faith from my end. I dunno what you guys think….seriously, this title is gonna turn off a lot of people. It’s just…awful. It’s gonna be left open to mass ridicule.

Comment by ALK | April 17, 2008

Each time a title like this one comes up, I stretch my memory to recall a good, successful movie with a full sentence as a title. Examples: STOP OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT!; I KNOW WHO KILLED ME; I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE; BECAUSE I SAID SO; WE ARE MARSHALL - all crap, and that’s just off the top of my head.

Comment by Burbanked | April 17, 2008

DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB-I bet this film sucks…!-Why do you say that?-Look at that title!!

Comment by Pedro Alves | April 17, 2008

Does anyone call it by it’s full name though?

Don’t we all just call it DR. STRANGELOVE?

And actually on the subject, DR. STRANGELOVE is actually my least favourite Kubrick film out of everything he made, including EYES WIDE SHUT.

Burbanked,

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD is a full sentence title and it kicks ass!

Comment by Matt Holmes | April 17, 2008

“Eyes Wide Shut > Dr. Strangelove”

That is certainly an article that would provoke a reaction.

Comment by Peter Willis | April 17, 2008

I’ll agree that Kubrick’s full title breaks my theory, but I’ll allow the exception for two reasons: 1) it’s Kubrick and he’s very clever and 2) it’s from a different era that what I’m talking about. Besides, Matt’s right that no one ever calls it by its full name.But THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD is not a sentence; there’s no verb.

Comment by Burbanked | April 17, 2008

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead; Is this a sentence? Is this from the era you’re talking about?

Comment by Pedro Alves | April 17, 2008

Hm. I’d say it’s on the cusp, Pedro. More of a clause than a sentence, but darn close. But here’s a few more: WHO’S YOUR CADDY; MEET THE SPARTANS; SAY IT ISN’T SO!; WHAT’S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN?VERY notable exception: THIS IS SPINAL TAP

Comment by Burbanked | April 17, 2008

Burbanked, that was a very low blow (mentioning Meet the Spartans)…how about lousy movies with great titles?

Comment by Pedro Alves | April 17, 2008

The title isn’t bad. The motif of Mulder struggling with faith isn’t bad either.
Eliminating the UFO/alien/invasion angle that the 1st movie and end of the series revolved around? Fucking retarded.

Comment by Phil | April 17, 2008